James May's new TV venture has been thrown into chaos after he suffered a nasty injury. The former The Grand Tour presenter suffered an injury after falling from his bicycle this month. During a charity bike ride in London, when he fell near Hammersmith Bridge in London and "bust" his wrist.

However, it appears that this injury has now sparked chaos for his new Channel 5 programme, The Great Explorers With James May. James , 61, has since said that he had been left "annoyed" by his injury which saw hum unable to film several scenes that were initially planned for the new series. At the time of his injury, James took to X, formerly known as Twitter to share the news with his online followers.

He said on the micro-blogging platform: "I'm taking part in a charity bicycle ride today, with the Armonico Consort and me old mate Oz Clarke (OBE). But I'm going in the car, because I bust my wrist in a bicycle accident." But in a new interview, he has shared his frustrations over his injury.

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" James' new series will see him follow the footsteps of the likes of Jam.